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2012 Map of Big Bear City

Name: 2012 Topographic Map of Big Bear City
Creator: U.S. Geological Survey
Published: 2012
License: https://creativecommons.org/publicdomain/mark/1.0/

USGS Topo · Published 2012

About this map

Big Bear City sits at the western edge of Bear Valley, serving as a high-altitude hub for aviation and recreation. This 2012 survey shows the residential grid extending toward the Big Bear City Airport and the eastern tip of Big Bear Lake. To the east, the sprawling basin of Baldwin Lake dominates the landscape, surrounded by specialized terrain features like Nelson Ridge and Stocker Meadows.

The northern portion of the map reveals a starkly different character, where the San Bernardino Mountains drop toward the desert floor. Here, winding forest roads such as Smarts Ranch Rd and Burnt Flat Rd navigate complex topography near Gold Mountain and Silver Peak. This area is marked by a network of springs, including Pan Hot Springs and Cactus Spring, which historically supported ranching and mining operations like Smarts Ranch and the industrial activity near Cushenbury.